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1964 Map of Dallas City

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Dallas City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mississippi River frontage and the low-lying bottomlands of the Skunk River define this riverine landscape at the border of Iowa and Illinois. The Illinois side is anchored by Dallas City and Pontoosuc, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad runs parallel to the water. In the northern reaches of the map, the Iowa countryside in Union and Green Bay townships is dotted with small-scale family landmarks, including Beebe Cem, Mohnike Cem, and the Eureka Sch.

Transport and industry follow the waterways, with the Burlington Northern railroad cutting across the northern half of the sheet. The complex hydrology of the floodplains is visible through features like Grape Chute, Lost Slough, and Patterson Lake. These wetlands and islands, including Peel Island and Grape Island, illustrate the shifting nature of the river channels before modern navigation controls were fully finalized.